Alex Miceli

Psychological Horror Author

Award-winning novel — seeking literary representation & screen adaptation.

Exploring free will, evil, and the fragile architecture of belief.

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INTERITUS: The Gift of the Fall

Psychological Horror Novel

A philosophical psychological horror about evil as the condition of freedom.

Interitus: The Gift of the Fall is an award-winning psychological horror novel set primarily in Rome, with narrative threads extending into Finland and India. The story follows a teacher and writer drawn into a series of ritualistic artistic crimes connected to an invisible brotherhood. Their radical doctrine claims that evil is not the absence of good, but the necessary condition for free will and redemption. As symbolic acts of violence spread through society like coded messages, the boundary between psychological trauma and metaphysical reality begins to dissolve.

Conceived with a strong visual architecture.

Details

Genre: Psychological Horror
Length: 80,000 words
Original language: Italian
English: Manuscript available
Setting: Rome, Finland, India

Selected Awards

First Place — Rassegna Multimediale Città di Caserta
Second Place — Concorso Letterario Nazionale “Argentario” & Premio Caravaggio
Finalist Diploma — Santa Margherita Ligure–Franco Delpino
Multiple additional literary recognitions (2024–2025)

Critical Reception

"An ambitious and original work blending psychological introspection, philosophical horror, and symbolic narrative."

Visual Concept

A curated set of cinematic references developed as part of the narrative universe of Interitus.

These materials are intended for tone, atmosphere, and adaptation conversations.

Elias — Painted Works (Selected)

A selection of in-world artworks attributed to Elias.

Selected Literary Awards (2024–2025)

Ten literary recognitions in Italy, including First Prize and Second Prize placements.

First Place — Rassegna Multimediale Città di Caserta (IV Edition)
Second Place — Concorso Letterario Nazionale “Argentario” & Premio Caravaggio (IX Edition)
Finalist Diploma — Premio Letterario Internazionale Santa Margherita Ligure–Franco Delpino
Publication + Merit Award — Premio Vitruvio – Le Muse (XX Edition)
Sixth Place — Premio Letterario Internazionale Ovidio (VI Edition)
High Merit Award — Premio Internazionale di Arte Letteraria Città di Pontremoli (II Edition)
Fifth Place — Città di Latina International Literary Award (XI Edition)
Honourable Mention — Premio Ernani (II Edition)
Narrative Tension Award — Premio Internazionale “Di terrore, di mistero e di altri racconti” (II Edition)
Special Citation — Cosenza-Città Federiciana International Literary Prize for Poetry and Narrative (XVIII Edition)

Critical Reviews (Italy)

About the Author

Alex Miceli is an Italian author based in Rome. His fiction explores belief systems, moral responsibility, and the psychology of evil, where trauma, symbolism, and philosophical inquiry converge. Interitus: The Gift of the Fall, originally written in Italian and available in English, has received eight literary recognitions in Italy between 2024 and 2025.